The Launch Workers’ Union enforced a 48 hours’ strike “to press home the 10-point demand” on Friday soon after the public transport strike in Khulna started.
The operation of launches between Khulna and Dacope, Koyra and Satkhira stopped because of the strike at a time when BNP is set to hold its mass rally in Khulna on Saturday.
The workers union enforced the strike at 10:00am Friday though the operation of launches stopped from Thursday evening.
Delwar Hossain, the Khulna district chapter organising secretary of Launch Workers’ Union confirmed the matter.
Five launches operate on the route between Khulna and Dacope, Koyra and Satkhira every day. But no passenger launch left Khulna from Thursday evening. However, the cargo launch and other water vessels have been operating, he said.
BNP, said the strike has been enforced to spoil the gathering of mass people in their rally.
